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At least Germany have been brave enough to accept that it was “genocide”

German army hanging Hereros (archive pic).Germany’s military commander had vowed to wipe out the HereroGermany has offered its first formal apology for the colonial-era massacre of some 65,000 members of the Herero tribe by German troops in Namibia. German minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul told a commemorative ceremony that the brutal crushing of the Herero uprising 100 years ago was genocide.

Herero hold a solemn vigil at a church in the Namibian capital on 11 August
Herero people remember the killings of 100 years ago
Herero were massacred with machine guns, their wells poisoned and then driven into the desert to die.

Ms Wieczorek-Zeul repeated that there would be no compensation, but she promised continued economic aid for Namibia which currently amounts to $14m a year.

German troops fight the Herero, circa 1904. Painting by Richard Knötel (1857-1914), published in a 1936 book.

Germany argues that international laws to protect civilians were not in force at the time of the conflict.

Herero chief Kuaima Riruako said the apology was appreciated but added: “We still have the right to take the German government to court.”

However, correspondents say the lawsuit filed in the US three years ago against the German government and two German companies is seen as having a limited chance of success.